Foundry Engineering. Feasibility and pre-engineering

We can't talk about foundry engineering without mentioning the foundry business. The term "foundry" covers a whole range of tasks, from the melting of base metals to the finishing and painting of parts, including the production of part shapes through molding and core-making operations. It also defines the corresponding workshops, often imposing in size.

Technological know-how is important, both in terms of metallurgy and manufacturing principles and processes at all stages. There are many variations in this field, depending on the metal, the size of the parts and the quantities to be produced. The means used will be different each time, whether in terms of :

• fusion ;

• molding ;

• coring ;

• completion ;

• control of parts produced.

Engineering is a vast subject, even if it relates here to the foundry field. It is impossible to go into all the details, including technological ones, and the work presented here has no other claim than to draw up a general outline of the approach to an engineering project and to describe the tasks involved in the various phases of an engineering project. The approach is chronological, as in a real-life situation, and valid for all types of foundry engineering project. In this way, the reader (or a project manager) can use this document as a genuine method for managing an engineering project.

The engineering firm or design office in charge of the project will be responsible for guiding it through all the different stages, with a constant concern for providing the customer with relevant advice and guiding him towards the solutions best suited to his needs.

Readers can complete the rest of this article with the one to follow on engineering and implementation.